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Educated at Princeton, Oxford and Columbia Law School, Charles Fried, the Beneficial Professor of Law, has been teaching at Harvard Law School since 1961. He was Solicitor General of the United States, 1985-89, and an Associate Justice of the Supreme Judicial Court of Massachusetts, 1995-99. His scholarly and teaching interests have been moved by the connection between normative theory and the concrete institutions of public and private law. During his career at Harvard he has taught Criminal Law, Commercial Law, Roman Law, Torts, Contracts, Labor Law, Constitutional Law and Federal Courts, Appellate and Supreme Court Advocacy. The author of many books and articles, his Anatomy of Values (1970), Right and Wrong (1978), and Modern Liberty (2006) develop themes in moral and political philosophy with applications to law. Contract as Promise (1980), Making Tort Law (2003, with David Rosenberg) and Saying What the Law Is: The Constitution in the Supreme Court (2004) are fundamental inquiries into broad legal institutions. Order & Law: Arguing the Reagan Revolution (1991) discusses major themes developed in Fried's time as Solicitor General. In recent years Fried has taught Constitutional Law and Contracts. During his time as a teacher he has also argued a number of major cases in state and federal courts, most notably Daubert v. Merrell Dow Pharmaceuticals, in which the Supreme Court established the standards for the use of expert and scientific evidence in federal courts. Click here to view more.
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David Fotouhi
President |
Originally from Oklahoma City, David attended Vanderbilt University in Nashville, Tenn. and graduated summa cum laude in 2007 with a degree in history and political science. During his 2L summer, David worked at Gibson, Dunn & Crutcher in Washington, D.C. After his 1L year, David split his summer between Fulbright & Jaworski in Houston and K&L Gates in Dallas. David is also an Executive Editor on the Journal of Law & Public Policy. When not espousing the Three Principles, David enjoys watching college football, playing volleyball, and writing ridiculous questions about world geography for Fed Soc trivia nights. |
Heather Hart
Executive Vice President |
A native Virginian, Heather graduated summa cum laude and Phi Beta Kappa from Washington and Lee University in 2007 with a degree in Politics. Heather spent her 1L summer at the U.S. Attorney's Office in the District of Columbia, and her 2L summer at Gibson, Dunn & Crutcher in Washington, DC. Outside of the Federalist Society, Heather spends her time running, watching reality TV, and frequenting Berryline. |
Elizabeth Ryan
Treasurer |
A Native Nebraskan and die-hard Husker fan, Elizabeth Ryan is a Summa Cum Laude and Phi Beta Kappa graduate of Vanderbilt University, where she studied Economics and Philosophy. Elizabeth spent the summer of 2008 working for Carrington Coleman in Dallas and the Hon. Jeffrey Manske in the beautiful metropolis of Waco, TX. At HLS, she serves on the Articles Board of the Journal of Law and Public Policy and on the executive boards of the Abigail Adams Society and the Harvard Catholic Law Students Association. |
Miguel Lopez
Vice President, Publicity |
Miguel graduated from Columbia University with a degree in Political Science and History. At HLS, he is the Federalist Society's Vice President for Publicity, and a Senior Editor of the Journal of Law & Public Policy. During his 1L summer, he worked at the U.S. Attorney's Office (EDNY), where he was assigned to the Chief AUSA for the Organized Crime section. Much to the chagrin of other Fed Soc members, he spends much of his spare time talking about New York. |
Will Scharf
Vice President, Social |
Will Scharf hails from Palm Beach, Florida, where his family lives mere minutes from the gold microphone at Rush Limbaugh's famed Southern Command. A 2008 Magna Cum Laude graduate of Princeton University, Will now occupies his time with planning social events for the Federalist Society, reviewing article submissions as an Assistant Articles Editor of the Journal of Law & Public Policy, and teaching recalcitrant undergraduates in the Government Department about the American Presidency. Will worked at Bancroft Associates PLLC his 1L summer, and concurrently played second base for that firm's affiliated Congressional League Softball team--the Dinh & Tonics. He has a teddy bear dressed as a lawyer named Teddy Olson, who has been known to accompany him to exams. |
JP Fox
Vice President, Speakers |
A native of Massachusetts and an avid Red Sox fan, JP completed his undergraduate studies at Harvard in 2004. He then joined Teach for America for the next two years and taught a first grade class (so the little ones) at Amidon Elementary School (home of the Warriors) in Southwest DC. Upon finishing his TFA commitment, he worked two years in the Lawyers Division of the national office of the Federalist Society (also in DC) and was excited to get involved with the HLS Chapter when he started law school in 2008. During his 1L summer, he worked for the General Counsel of the Legion of Christ, a Catholic religious order, in Rome, Italy. |
Ben Geslison
Academic Chair |
Ben Geslison is a married father of four. He graduated from Brigham Young University in 1999 with a degree in Biology & Chemistry. During his undergrad tenure, he spent a year each in the Netherlands and Belgium as a church missionary. After graduation, Ben spent 6 years in Silicon Valley with Accenture, working through the dot.com boom (and bust) both with startups and well established hi-tech companies. Ben then moved to Utah to manage enterprise healthcare software implementations for a subsidiary of UnitedHealth Group. During his years at Accenture, Ben developed a strong interest in constitutional law and the courtroom. Ben is a lifelong Red Sox and Celtics fan and spent his 1L summer at Howrey, a DC-based litigation firm. In addition to his Federalist Society duties, Ben is a senior editor and the business manager for Volume 32 of the Harvard Journal of Law & Public Policy. |
Nathaniel Fischer
Alumni Chair |
Nate is from Wappingers Falls, New York, and graduated from Calvin College with degrees in Economics and Political Science, where he founded the crew team. At HLS, he serves on the executive boards of the Harvard Association for Law and Business and the HLS Republicans, and as President of the Tennis Club. Nate spent his 1L summer at Kramer, Levin, Naftalis & Frankel and his 2L summer at Cravath, Swaine & Moore, both in New York. |
Harriet McConnell
Colloquia Chair |
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Madison Kitchens
Colloquia Chair |
Madison graduated from Duke University, majoring in economics. He also studied abroad for a year at the London School of Economics, where he developed an American accent. After college, Madison spent two years at the Cato Institute's Center for Constitutional Studies, serving as a research assistant and world-class photocopier. During his 1L summer, he worked at the Institute for Justice in Washington, DC. This past summer, he worked at King & Spalding in Atlanta and Baker Botts in DC. He serves as Articles Editor of the Harvard Journal of Law & Public Policy. Originally from Georgia, Madison consumes nothing but peaches, peanuts, and Coca Cola. And yes, he knows he has a girl's name. It adds character. |
Jay Schweikert
Colloquia Chair |
Jay Schweikert is originally from Dallas, TX. He graduated cum laude from Yale College in 2008 with a B.A. in political science and economics. In college, Jay was a member of the Yale Political Union and the Yale Precision Marching Band. At HLS, Jay is also involved with the Journal of Law & Public Policy and the Program on Negotiation. During his 1L summer, Jay worked for the Institute for Justice in Washington D.C. |
Jim Schultz
Faculty Liaison |
Jim grew up outside a town of 600 in rural Minnesota. He graduated summa cum laude from the University of St. Thomas in St. Paul, Minnesota where he—always a practically minded young man—majored in philosophy and theology and minored in political science and ancient Greek. At HLS Jim serves as the Deputy Managing Editor of the Journal of Law and Public Policy. Jim spent his 1L summer in the General Counsel of the Department of Defense. He enjoys running and will run his third marathon this fall. |
Kevin Cooper
Fundraising Chair |
Kevin Cooper is a 2L. He grew up in Lakeport, California and attended college at California State University, Fresno, where he earned a degree in finance, summa cum laude. Kevin also went on to complete a Masters in Business Administration. After college, he worked at a consulting company in California before heading back east for law school. During his 1L summer, Kevin worked at the United States Securities and Exchange Commission in Washington, DC. In his spare time, Kevin enjoys playing and watching sports, hitting the gym, and eating good food. |
Nathan Hamilton
Fundraising Chair |
Nathan is a 2L from Houston, Texas. He graduated from Dartmouth in 2006, where he majored in Government. Before coming to HLS, he worked in Boston at Bain and Company, a management consulting firm. After his 1L year, he clerked at the US Attorney's Office in San Francisco. |
Julie Seider
0L Membership Chair |
Julie attended the University of Florida and spent her time there watching the Gators win national championships. She really enjoys HLS despite the weather and has even stopped complaining about having to play tennis on indoor courts most of the year. |
James Schuelke
1L Membership Chair |
James is a Texan. As a three-year-old he often wore cowboy boots, Snoopy shorts, and a homemade He-Man vest. When he got older he went to The University. (If you will be watching Longhorn football this fall, let him know). In August of 2007 he got married, went on a honeymoon, packed all his stuff, drove a Penske truck 1700 miles to Cambridge, and started law school. Since then, life has been slow. Last summer he was a Blackstone intern and worked for the Texas Solicitor General. He works as an Assistant Articles Editor for the JLPP and is a teaching fellow for “Justice,” an undergraduate course in moral and political philosophy. |
Amanda Hinson
1L Membership Chair |
Amanda grew up in New York City and went to Harvard for undergrad where she majored in physics and was a member of Kappa Kappa Gamma. At HLS, Amanda is also the Vice President – Speakers for the Harvard Law Republicans as well as a Senior Editor for the Journal of Law and Public Policy. She spent her 1L summer working with the Senate Judiciary Committee on the Supreme Court nomination of Sonia Sotomayor. When Amanda isn’t spending time with her husband and her Yorkie-Poo, you can probably find her at Cambridge Common. |
O.H. Skinner
2L/3L Membership Chair |
Oramel, who goes by O.H., graduated from the University of Pennsylvania with a B.A. in Classical Studies, as well as a Masters of Governmental Administration, in 2007. In addition to the Federalist Society, O.H. is a Senior Editor on the Journal of Law & Public Policy and spends a lot of time watching baseball and playing squash. During his 1L summer he worked at the D.C. law firm Cooper and Kirk working on appellate and general litigation projects. |
Daren Stanaway
2L/3L Membership Chair |
Originally from Billings, Montana, Daren graduated magna cum laude, Phi Beta Kappa from Harvard University in 2007 with a B.A. in Sociology and Government and a Spanish language citation. She spent her 2L summer at Bingham McCutchen in Washington, D.C., her 1L summer at Cooper & Kirk in Washington, D.C., and previous summers at the U.S. Department of Labor, the Heritage Foundation, and Citigroup's Global Wealth Management Division in New York. At HLS, Daren works on the Journal of Law and Public Policy, serves as Social Vice President of the Abigail Adams Society, and directs the law school a cappella group, the Scales of Justice. |
Tara Benedetti
Mentoring Chair |
Tara graduated in 2006 from the University of Maryland, College Park, with a degree in Government & Politics. At HLS, she is President of the Harvard Law Republicans and a member of the Catholic Law Students Association. During her 1L summer, she worked at the U.S. Attorney's Office in Baltimore. Tara spent her 2L summer at Jones Day in Washington, D.C. She enjoys pub trivia, traveling, and all things Maryland. |
Meghan Grizzle
Mentoring Chair |
Meghan Grizzle is from Coto de Caza, California--made famous by the Real Housewives of Orange County. After graduating from Harvard in 2007 with a Bachelor's and a Master's in Linguistics, she spent a year teaching English at a high school in Berlin. In addition to the Fed Soc Mentoring Co-Chair, she is the President of the Society for Law, Life, and Religion and is involved in Christian Fellowship, JLPP, and the HLS GOP. |
John Minix
Moot Court Chair |
Joshua Minix grew up in Northern Virginia and attended college at George Mason University where he graduated summa cum laude with a B.S. in Economics. He then worked for 3 years in the Northern Virginia/DC area doing cost research and policy analysis for an area think tank. At HLS he is a John M. Olin Fellow and has been involved with the Student Bar Association, the Journal of Law and Public Policy and the Christian Fellowship. During his 1L summer Joshua worked as a summer law clerk for Judge Gorsuch on the 10th Circuit Court of Appeals and as a research assistant for Professor Jack Goldsmith. Joshua worked as a summer associate at Wiley Rein in Washington DC during his 2L summer. Joshua enjoys almost all out-door activities and is particularly fond of motorcycling, sailing, flying and bicycling. |
Lindsay See
Moot Court Chair |
Lindsay is from Livonia, Michigan and is a 2008 graduate from Patrick Henry College with a degree in Government - Political Theory. At HLS, she is also the VP for Child and Youth Advocates and competes on the Vis International Commercial Arbitration moot team. She spent her 1L summer working in India, and is an avid Detroit Red Wings fan. |
Annie Donaldson
Professional Development Chair |
Originally from Kentucky, Annie Donaldson graduated summa cum laude from the University of Alabama (Roll Tide!). Starting with a White House internship, Annie embarked upon a five-year career in politics that included managing a campaign, working in the Massachusetts Governor's office, and serving as Special Assistant and Deputy Director of Operations for a 2008 presidential campaign. At HLS, Annie is excited about serving as the Federalist Society's Professional Development chair in the best legal job market in recent memory and spending her "spare time" as Deputy Managing Editor of the Journal of Law and Public Policy. Last summer, she worked at Cooper & Kirk in Washington, DC. |
Nicholas Joy
Public Affairs Chair |
Nicholas Joy is originally from Atherton, California, and graduated from the University of Pennsylvania in 2008 with majors in History and Classical Studies. In addition to the Federalist Society, Nicholas is on the boards of the South Asian Law Students Association and the HLS Republicans. Last summer, he interned at the Santa Clara County (CA) District Attorney's Office. He enjoys playing tennis, skiing, and traveling. |
Jason Iuliano
Secretary |
Jason Iuliano graduated magna cum laude from Villanova University, where he majored in Economics. He is a lifelong resident of New Jersey, and contrary to popular opinion, finds it to be deserving of its moniker, "The Garden State." At HLS, Jason is also the GOP Social Chair and a JLPP Senior Editor. He spent his 1L summer at Morris, Nichols, Arsht & Tunnell in Wilmington, DE. |
David Duncan
Section Representatives Chair |
A native Floridian, David earned an MPhil from Cambridge University before coming to Harvard. He worked at Civil Appellate at the Justice Department his first summer and at Gibson, Dunn & Crutcher his second summer. |
James Nortey
Section Representatives Chair |
James Nortey is a native of sunny Austin, Texas, but claims the entire Great State as his home. He is a 2008 graduate of Baylor University where he majored in Philosophy and took up a minor in Criminal Justice. During his 1L summer James served as a law clerk for the Solicitor General in the Office of the Attorney General of Texas. He enjoys watching anime, talking about politics, reading up on current events, and mentoring the next generation of future leaders. |
Evie Breithaupt
Symposium Chair |
Evie grew up in central Louisiana and graduated summa cum laude in 2006 from Louisiana College, where she majored in English and history. At HLS, she is the Membership Coordinator for the Student Bar Association, Vice President for Recruiting of the Abigail Adams Society, and a Line Editor for the Journal of Law & Technology. Evie spent her 1L summer working for the Student Hurricane Network in New Orleans, Louisiana. |
Chris Kulawik
Symposium Chair |
Chris Kulawik is a native of Mount Kisco, New York and a 2008 graduate of Columbia University. At HLS, he is Senior Editor and Technology Manager for the Journal of Law & Public Policy. |
